{"id":25130,"date":"2019-02-26T16:39:41","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T22:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=25130"},"modified":"2019-02-26T16:50:37","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T22:50:37","slug":"occupation-tax-reporting-sought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=25130","title":{"rendered":"Occupation tax reporting sought"},"content":{"rendered":"

Metropolitan-class cities would be required to report the impact of occupation taxes under a bill considered by the Urban Affairs Committee Feb. 26. Omaha is the state\u2019s lone metropolitan-class city.<\/p>\n

\"Sen.
Sen. Mike McDonnell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sen. Mike McDonnell of Omaha introduced LB445, which would require designated cities to produce an annual report detailing the following:
\n\u2022 the purpose of the tax;
\n\u2022 any special project designation;
\n\u2022 the amount of tax dollars collected;
\n\u2022 a list of how the money was spent or budgeted to be spent; and
\n\u2022 the scheduled or projected end date of the tax.<\/p>\n

McDonnell said he wanted to provide citizens with more information regarding the fees they pay.<\/p>\n

\u201cTransparency builds trust,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

McDonnell said he would offer an amendment to expand the bill to more cities.<\/p>\n

Nicole Fox of the Platte Institute testified in favor of LB445, calling it a common-sense way to provide more information to the public.<\/p>\n

\u201cTaxes are confusing for most people, and occupation taxes are particularly poorly understood,\u201d Fox said. \u201cIn legal theory, these taxes are imposed on businesses, but in practice, the costs are passed on to consumers and many taxpayers want more information about how these revenues are used.\u201d<\/p>\n

No one testified against the bill and the committee took no immediate action on LB445.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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